Latest remains returned from Gaza are not bodies of hostages, Israel says

Latest remains returned from Gaza are not bodies of hostages, Israel says
Red Cross vehicles carrying bodies (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Sat, 01 Nov, 2025 - 14:13
Renata Brito, Associated Press

The remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages, Israel has said.

The handover followed Israel’s return on Friday of the bodies of 30 Palestinians to Gaza. That completed an exchange after militants earlier this week turned over remains of two hostages, a sign that the tense Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement was edging forward.

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